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http://www.skincancer.org/skincancer-information/melanoma
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/skincan
cer-melanoma/index
http://www.melanoma.org/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/melanoma/care-at-mayoclinic/research/CON-20026009
Loren Cihlar
Ball State University
2000 W. University Ave.
Muncie, IN 47306
lecihlar@bsu.edu
Melanoma
Melanoma
An inside look on risk factors
and prevention methods for
the deadliest and most
common form of skin cancer.
What Is
Melanoma?
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer
that is developed from pigment
cells in the skin called
melanocytes. Melanoma can
spread to other parts of the body,
which may result in serious illness
and death. Due to the severity of
this type of skin cancer, melanoma
is the most serious type of skin
cancer. In the United States,